Daily puzzles for 2026-10-20
Slot 1: push-fold
Optimal action: Call.
- Stack: 12 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 36% of the grid calls at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call (optimal) | -0.09 |
| Fold | -1.00 |
Slot 2: find-the-nuts
The nuts on this board.
- Board: Qc, 5s, Jh
- The nuts: Qd, Qh or Qd, Qs or Qh, Qs
- Why: Three of a kind: no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 3: equity
Rule-of-4 estimate: 12.0%.
- Your hand: 9c, Qc
- Villain: 9h, Ad
- Flop: 7c, 6h, 4s
- True outs: 3
- Rule of 4: outs × 4 = 3 × 4 = 12.0%
- Why: On the flop (two cards to come), each out is worth roughly 4% equity.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| True outs | 3 |
| Multiplier | ×4 |
| Estimated equity | 12.0% |
Slot 4: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 3 BB
- Bet: 1 BB
- To call: 1 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 1 / (3 + 1 + 1) = 1/5 = 20.0%
- Your hand: Js, 4s
- Villain: Qd, Ah
- Turn: 7c, 8c, 7s, 7h
- Verdict: 17.0% falls short of the 20.0% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 20.0% |
| Your equity | 17.0% |
| EV of calling | -0.15 BB |
Slot 5: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 6s, 4s
- Hand B: 3h, 7c
- Board: 8c, Qc, 3c, 8s, 9h